Monday, January 5, 2009

I See Loads

Palembang is probably the first place that I've lived where I really enjoy the view from the car. There are always interesting things to look at. Even traffic jams can sometimes be fun (except when Aaron decides he's had enough of the car).

Here are a few pictures from my morning. The types of loads the people here try to haul always amazes me and is definitely the thing that catches my eye most frequently.

The last photo is of a truck collecting used cardboard boxes. People here collect everything from used plastic containers, drink bottles, cans, plastic bags, newspaper, bits of metal, whatever. On a side note, apart from the food scraps, everything in our trash seems to be of use to somebody. We frequently wake up in the morning to find that somebody has gone through our trash in the night, picked out what they wanted and left a big mess in front of the front gate. Its a pain but I guess somebody was really desperate and needs to feed their family!

7 comments:

Another fascinating look at Palembang! The picture of the load of cardboard boxes reminds me of our local new emphasis on recycling. I now crush all the old cardboard boxes AND have a legitimate use for the tons of junk mail we receive!